Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
A HUNDRED YEARS A HERO.


Colonel Seth Warner. of Vermont the
famous hero OF the Revolutionary war,
was leading fighter for the Hampshire
grants.
These titles were disputed by the State
Of New York. and its authorities obtained
an edict of the King Of England in their
favor The settlers were stung by the
supposed injustice This state Of things
brought Colonel Seth Warner to the front.
With Ethan Allen and others he actively
opp, sed every effort of the New York
state authorities to enforce possession,
and finally be. with Allen and others, were
outlawed and a price put on their headsl
To circumveDt New York. il was neces.
sary that sume one should go into tn at
State and gain required information
Colonel Warner, assuming for safety the
name of 'tDr. Howard, undertook this
perilnus aud romantic journey
While on his way home he stopped at
a country inn. where an old gentleman
and daughter were storm bound. The
father fell i'll and the daughter called upon
Colonel Warner, who, with his wide
knowledge of simple remedies success.
fully treated the "old man. and he finally
won this dey ted woman for wife.
Such incidents were not uncommon in
those years. When the doctor was not
easily reached, months Of sickness, and
even life were often saved by some un.
professional friend yersed in the use of
simple herbs and roots. The health of
early settlers and their powers of endnr.
ance convince us that such medicines did
only good and left no poison in the blood
to work as mnch injury to the system as
would the disease itself.
In time of peace the c0lonelwas in con-
slant demand for his knowledge of simple
remedies and their power over disease
But it was left to another of his name of
the present age to give to the public what
was then used with such positive success
Warner for over a hundred years has
shared with Ethan Allen the admiration
of the American people.
Colonel Seth Warner belongs to a fam
lily of wide distinction; no less than eight
members thereof won fame in the regular
practice of medicine.
Looking to the adoption by the people
of this generation of the old time simple
remedies. his direct descendant, Ii. Ii.
Warner, the wcll'known proprietor of
Warmers safe cure, for many years has
been exp rimenting with old time roots
and herbs fOrmul9 and, his search having
been finally rewarded with success, he
gives the W rid the result. These recipes
and formulp in other days accomplished
great things because they were purely
vegetable and combined simply so as to
cure the disease indicated, without injury
to the system. In harmony with their
old time character. we learn that he pro-
poses to call them Warmers Log Cabin
Remedies, using as trade mark an old
fashioned American Log cabin. We
understand that he intends to put forth a
"Sarsaparilla" for the blood, the sarsapa.
rlla itself being but one of a number of
simple and effective elements; Log Cabin
Hops and Buchu," a general stomach
tonic and invigorator: Log Cabin Cough
and Consumption Remedy" Warmers
Log Cabin Scalpine" for the hair; a prepar-
alton for that universal disease catarrh,
calIed" Log Cabin Rose Cream; Warmers
Log Cabin Plasters;" and Warmers Log
Cabin Liver Pills" which are to be used
in connection with the other remedies, or
independently, as required.
Warmers safe remedies are already
Standards If the most pronounced scien-
titc value in all parts of the world, and
we have no doubt the Log Cabin Rene
dies. for the diseases they are intended to
cure, will be of equal merit, for Mr.. War
ner has the reputation of connecting his
name with no preparation that is not
meritOrious,